Patriots and Paupers
Hamburg, 1712-1830
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:6th Dec '90
Should be back in stock very soon
Like many European cities, Hamburg experienced enormous growth in the eighteenth century, and with it a dramatic increase in the urban poor population. This book is a study of that city's response to the enormous changes in the political and social structure brought on by dramatic demographic change.
`this is a valuable contribution to the history of the German Bürgertumand their changing attitudes to the poor.' German Historical Institute London Bulletin
`This book is a useful contribution to the historiography of the general reform process ... The book is sensibly structured.' Labour History Review
'this is a valuable ... case-study ... Through a full and detailed examination of changing poor-relief policies in the city, based on substantial archival research and a wide range of secondary works, it illuminates very well changes in the methods, structures, objectives and assumptions of government.' Michael Hughes, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, EHR Jun '94
ISBN: 9780195061406
Dimensions: 241mm x 171mm x 31mm
Weight: 666g
352 pages